Tea Ceremony Politics
The history of the Japanese tea ceremony (Chado or Chanoyu) is too often told without the sociopolitical context that was essential to its popularity as it took hold in the...
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The history of the Japanese tea ceremony (Chado or Chanoyu) is too often told without the sociopolitical context that was essential to its popularity as it took hold in the...
In this article, tea aficionado Jim Burridge offers commentary on two books that examine who practiced tea ceremony, what it has meant and what social and cultural roles it has...
The best places in Tokyo to experience matcha in the setting of Chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony.